Friday, August 20, 2010

Tickled Pink No. 19

What does it mean to be Tickled Pink?
"The tickling pink concept is of enjoyment great enough
to make the recipient glow with pleasure ."
-The Phrase Finder
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I am tickled pink and a little nervous because...I am off to SITS Bloggy bootcamp in San Fransisco. I will be leaving my baby {OK, she is 3} for the first time ever...overnight. I am crossing my fingers for hubby. And then there is the whole social aspect of Bloggy Bootcamp...I am much more interesting and witty and marvelous {ha!} on the blog than in real life! Am I a fraud? Will I be exposed! Perhaps.

I am tickled pink because I scored some awesome old wood windows at the dump...I have so many ideas! I need to go back and buy the rest. There was a chair calling my name too, but I am not sure I am ready to tackle a reupholstery job! My friend got the 2 best scores...it is good and bad to shop with a friend with similar tastes!

So, I will see ya on Monday with all kinds of ways to improve my blog (maybe, hopefully) or at least a full nights sleep (maybe, hopefully)
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Tickled Pink is a little different this week. I am swamped with my "real" paying gig and prepping for out of town...and just about everyone seems to be having a final summer hurrah....so no featured bloggers today...that is back next week.
For today some fun stuff I found and the spotlights!
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Tickled Pink No. 19!

Don't be shy!

Nominate a product/person/idea/recipe/your own blog to be featured, simply email me!

It is cool to nominate yourself! I am only one person and blogland is ginormous...

I would love your input...I know there are amazing finds out there that I have not seen!

The Antonio Treatment ran on HGTV after one of my favorite shows, Design Star. I LOVE this show! And, well, I love Antonio - yeah, I like a bad boy {didn't marry one though!}...I think he is dreamy {in a tattooed designing dude way}. He won me over with his Bright pink painted birds last season...

...and then he painted a room purple {I have a purple living room!}, and well, on his new show, let's just say I cannot wait for more of him...I mean his designs.
Check out this wall of reclaimed wood! I have watched this part of the show at least 4 times. You will be seeing this in my house, my garden, anywhere I can sneak it is. L-O-V-E! Sorry for the photo quality - I could not find one photo online, so I took photos of my TV - I felt so 13 again! Now I need to go record some songs from the radio and try to sing them.

Craft Gossip has a new Home and Garden category...and I was so happy to be featured on it with my What a Crock DIY. Tons of great ideas over there. I could get lost for days on that site! And, I admit...I like a little gossip now and then!

If you write about s'mores and I see it, you pretty much guarantee that your post will tickle me pink. If only I could have s'mores and pizza all day and I would be a happy woman.
So, Think Tank Momma made s'mores pie and said I was her inspiration. {I am singing Chicago's hit from the 80's in my head now}. She even has a whole new recipe blog devoted to Share A Spoon now!

Did you know there was a National S'mores Day.
Thanks to Hoosier Homemade I do. Check out these creations!

I just got the most fabulous canvas from Canvas People
. I am not showing it to you yet...I have plans for its display and that is a post of its own. Let me just say their product is amazing.
And they have a great deal happening - $25.00 off a canvas.

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If you are a crafter, DIYer, home improvement guru...you need Gorilla Glue. Along with the DIY Club, there is an awesome giveaway happening right now. The winner will be announced 8/22. Go check out my post and enter HERE.

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SPOTLIGHT

YOU ARE MAKING THIS DIFFICULT! IN A GOOD WAY!

I have a hard time choosing...I am trying to give everyone their spotlight...but man here is so much good stuff on this linky...certain things just catch my eye at certain times!

A big huge-a-licious THANK YOU for all who have participated and visited and picked up the blog hop on their blogs. I am so enjoying visiting your links and seeing what Tickles You Pink! Who will be in the SPOTLIGHT next week?

Woman- you must NEVER sleep!I am tickled pink by all the things you have shared and will be busy all weekend following them up.Will keep my mind off garage saling which I am trying to cut back on. Saving up for a village wide sale Labor Day weekend. Going alone so no one can tell me I don't "need" (such an odd word) that. You will have the best time at Boot Camp and being the generous person you are I look forward to learning much from you in the months to come.

hey sweetest blogger EVER... thanks for featuring my scrabble tile project. so now you're on to bootcamp? i want to hear about the craft show too! don't worry about leaving the kiddos. My motto is as long as they're having fun, i'm having fun. have a great time and i hope you write about it!

Hi there! Your blog is new to me and I love the idea of being tickled pink. I have lots o' crafty items on my blog, but since you said it can be anything, I'm linking up my latest post because my brother sharing his Mt. Everest trip has me tickled pink (and wanting to hear more from him!). :>

I really enjoy the Antonio Project too! How can you go wrong with hot pink birds?! :>:>

That painted Hungry Catepillar has me wanting to bust out the paints again with my wee girl.

Glad to have hopped my way here (from Liz @ a belle, a bean, @ a chicago dog! Have a wonderful weekend! :> (Oh yea....following you now too!)

Holly I have got to tell you.....first I love design star, and second, Antonio ROCKS! I loved what he did to that cupcake shop, I mean seriously that was the coolest makeover I have ever seen...even my husband was into that episode! Well anyhow, I knew there was a reason I liked you....Antonio gets a bad rap, that dude can design!

Your blog has sooooo much candy it's unreal : )Now I've been stalking you for awhile now, waiting to link up. I've been slow at it, but I'm here. I'm a pinky no doubt about it lolLeaving your 3 year old is really really ok... You'll need it being in boot camp.. never heard of a blog boot camp Holly.Ok I'll be visiting the girls tomorrow. Hope your having fun.Love Claudie from CanadaxoxoP.S. I'm so very sorry you lost your dear friend. I didn't know Lisa, but I had just started reading her blog when the oil spill happened, then Trish took over then... well I'm sorry ; (

First, Thank you so much for the feature from last week! It's so fun to see a project amongst so many great ones!! Second, I accidently have my PB Cupcakes from this week on their twice, I can't even explain how it happened in the process of searching other fun links, so feel free to ignore it...or delete it, I can't find the little x to do it myself....err! Can't wait to continue exploring. :O)

Hi Holly,I really wanted to go to bootcamp too, but I was too chicken and too afraid that there would be a lot of "big" bloggers there and I'd feel awkward the whole time! Maybe next time I'll gather up muy courage! Hope you are having a great time!

Hey Holly, thanks for following me back on Twitter (which i have finally given in to);I've just linked up a post about something I did last week when I was feeling a bit low and lonely... sent out an open invitation to anyone within driving distance to come for a tea party at my house. It was great - I totally recommend it! (Think I'll have to do it again some time)

Hey! I want to hear more about the bloggy bootcamp! I would be nervous too to meet people in real life- will I come off as I do in my blog, or what? I think it sounds awesome though. I hope your husband did okay! :) (and you)

I love your Tickled Pink post. It was great meeting you at BBC this past Sat. You certainly didn't seem to have any reservations about you little ones at the after-party at Slide :) Thanks for popping by. If you need a featured blogger I'm always available!

Holly - looking forward to hearing about Bloggy Bootcamp so I can live vicariously through you. You are cracking me up that you think you're much wittier and more marvelous on the blog than in real life - dontcha know that if any of us meet you in real life we'll know the witty marvelous you? The woman who can do it all apparently because you are ALWAYS on the go - I don't know how you do it!!

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